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Skills Assessment Form
Skills Add to or adapt these for your work experience , discipline and / or profile
Communication
Rating
Evidence and Rationale Give a specific example of using this skill and why you have rated it the way you have
Listening skills – Listening intelligently and effectively to both ensure comprehension of what is communicated verbally and non-verbally and assessing what is unsaid that might need to be checked , questioned or researched .
Presentations - Choosing a format , language appropriate to different audiences , including subject-specific and general audiences .
Group communications - Actively and constructively participating in discussion groups / at meetings .
Relationship setting - Establishing effective rapport with people not previously met or worked with .
Written communications – Writing in a grammatically correct manner appropriate for the audience and context .
Report writing – Writing a report for academic or non-academic settings .
Formulating an argument - Communicating ideas and arguments effectively in writing .
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